Combination furniture.



P. M. LEWIS.

COMBINATION FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5| 19]?- 1,269,102. Patented June. 11, 1918.

INVENTOR' WITNESSES ATTOR N EY I PAUL Mj. LEWIS, OF VELPEN, INDIANA.

COMBINATION FUR ITURE.

Speciflcationof Letters Patent. Patented June 11, 1918.

- Application filed January 5, 19.17. Serial No. 140,789.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL M. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Velpen, in the county of Pike and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to combination furniture and has for an object to provide an ironing board of a novel construction permitting the same to be converted into a step ladder. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide an article of furniture having the above named characteristics and including an arrangement whereby when the board structure may serve to provide an auxiliary platform at the upper end of the step ladder for supporting articles.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an article of combination furniture which will be strong and durable and which will give satisfactory service either in the capacity ofan ironing board or a step ladder.

In'addition to the foregoing my invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:

Fi ure 1, is a'view in side elevation of an artic e of furniture constructed after the manner of my invention, and illustrating its use as a step ladder.

Fig. 2, is a View of the same in front elevation, and

Fig. 3, is a view in side elevation of the same illustrating its use as an ironing board.

With reference to the drawings and particularly Fig. 1 thereof, 10 indicates the vertically disposed side pieces of a step ladder, and 11 the horizontal rungs or steps connecting the same after the usual manner of ladders of this type. In place of the usual props for supporting said side members, I provide a support 12, hingedly connected at its upper end to the upper end of the slde pieces and adapted to be disposed in downwardly diverging relation therefrom whereby the ladder may be maintained in an upright position. The downwardly tapering board 12 serves as a prop or as an ironing board. To retain the support 12 and side pieces 10 in fixed relation, I provide a combination brace and ironing board support which is formed in sections and comprises side pieces 13 rigidly secured by rivets or the like 1 1 at one end to the inner side of the side pieces 10 of the ladder, said pieces 13 extending'toward the support 12 and at substantially right angles to the side pieces 10. The opposite ends of the sections 13 extend to a point substantially midway between the members 10 and 12 and connected to'the said ends of the member 13 are a pair of sections 15. Said members 15 and 13 are connected together through the medium of hinges 16 and the'opposite ends of the members 15 are provided with loops 17 which encircle guide rods 18 secured at their opposite ends to theunder side of the ironing board and support 12 whereby said rods are'disposed in spaced relation from said support. The rods 18 may be bent outward at their upper ends as indicated at 19 whereby when the article of furniture is to be folded, for instance by moving the members 10 and 12 toward each other and breaking the joint of v the members 13 and 15, the loop 17 may be permitted to slide along the rod 1.8 and find a resting place in the looped portion 19 whereby the ladder will be retained in a folded position. After the usual manner the upper ends of the side pieces 10 of the step ladder are connected through the medium of a platform 20 which may form also an additional step.

To the ends of the brace members 13 which are rigidly connected to the side pieces 10 of the step ladder, I hingedly connect the ends of sections 21 which when the article of furniture is used as a step ladder are designed to depend as set forth in Fig. 1. These sections 21 do not perform any function in this capacity of the article but are nevertheless disposed out of the way.

When the article of furniture is to be used in the capacity of an ironing board, the device is turned so as to dispose the support 12 in a horizontal position. Before doing this however, the above mentioned sections 21 are rotated so as to bring them in alinement with the sections 13 and 15, and the outer ends of the said members 21 may then contact with the floor and form a support for the ironing board in addition to the support afforded by the side pieces 10 of the step ladder. Thus, the side pieces 10 and the supports formedby the alinedin such position a. member 23 is rigidly.

secured-to said extension adjacent its point ofconnection to the romngboard and 1s adapted to bear against the platform 20 of thestep ladder, In this Way. thegextenesion- 22 is supported. It is to benoted in.

this, connection also that, .When. the, article of furniture is used as a stepladden the eX- tension 22 is-rotated to dispose thesame in contact Withthe ironing. board, Whereupon the member 23 thereof Will be disposed horizontally and in alinement With the top 20 of. the stepdadderthereby forming an additional support for, articles, such as a paint bucket, tools or thelike.

Thus it Will beseen that I have provided.-

a novel article. of combination furniture wh ch is especially constructed so as to be durable either- When used as a step ladderv or as an ironingboard. support.

The article furthermore comprises few parts and be economically manufac, tured.

While I have illustrated and described my invention ith, some degree of particularity, I realize that, in practice various alterations thereover may be made and I therefore reserve the right and privilege. of changing, theform of the details of. construction or: otherwise altering the arrange ment ofthe parts 'Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I; claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I v

1. An article of combination furniture incl-i-iding a ladder .haying a platform at one end, a prop for said ladder in the form of an ironing board hingedly connected to the platform. end of the ladder, an extension. hingedlyronnected to, the hinged end of the prop, amemberrigidly secured to said extension at ananglethereto to be disposed in alineinent with, the platform to form a continuation.thcreof Whenthe article is used as a laddcnsaid-extension being, movable into aposition inalinementwvith the ironing board with the member in. contactwith the platform to form a support for said extension When the article is used as an ironing. board.

2.. An article of combination furniture including aladder,.a,platform at one end, a prop hingedly connected to. the platform end of the ladder in the. form. of an ironing board, an extension hingedly connected to the hinged end of said prop, ai member rigidly connected to saidextension to be disposed in ali-nement Withthe platform, a pair of braces formed of hingedly -con nected sections for disposing theiprop and ladder inangular relation, and a supporting element hingedly connected to each brace for use, in conjunctionnwith. theladder to support the prop in a horizontal position When using the article as an ironing board. In testimony WhereofI affix-my signature in presence of two itness:

PAUL M. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

A. E. CHAMBERS, C. E- CHAMBERS.

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